The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party,
Iyiochia Ayu, on Tuesday, expressed confidence that the party and its
presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would, within the next 48 hours,
present a running mate Nigerians would relate well with and vote into office.
Ayu gave this assurance in his opening remarks at the meeting with members of the consultative committee set up to assist Atiku to choose a running mate.
Ayu was in a closed-door meeting with some stakeholders of
the party at the party’s national secretariat.
He explained that the meeting was in furtherance of
consultations aimed at arriving at a choice that Nigerians would be glad to
elect into office.
Ayu said, “The presidential candidate of our party would
have been here, but this morning he suddenly dashed somewhere.
“He apologised and if he comes early, he will join us. But
we will go ahead with the assignment he has given us.
“The candidate wrote to us, as the administrative arm of the
party, on the choice of his running mate.
“Various organs of the party are well-represented in his
committee — the National Working Committee, the Governors Forum, the National
Assembly, and former governors who have put forward their candidates.
“This deliberation will be chaired by my able deputy,
Ambassador Umaru Damagum.
“I wish you a successful deliberation and I hope you come up
with a conclusion between tomorrow and Friday.
“Our presidential candidate, this time, has decided to carry
everybody along unlike 2019 when he didn’t consult widely in his choice of
running mate.”
The meeting ongoing has the Chairman of the PDP Governors
Forum, Aminu Tambuwal; Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; Benue State
Governor, Samuel Ortom; former Senate President, David Mark; former Ondo State
Governor, Olusegun Mimiko; former Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, and
Senator Philip Aduda among others, in attendance.
The Independent National Electoral
Commission, gave political parties till Friday, June 17, 2022, to submit the
names of their presidential candidates and their running mates.
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